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Cast
Margherita Buy
as Caterina Astengo
Susanna Nicchiarelli
as Barbara Astengo
Gabriele Spinelli
as Giuseppe
Lino Guanciale
as Marco Tessandori
Bruno Corazzari
as Loris Poletti
Lucia Mascino
as La mamma
Gianluigi Fogacci
as Cast
Renato Carpentieri
as Giovanni Tonini
Lina Sastri
as Marianna Dall'Acqua
Sergio Rubini
as Lorenzo
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2013
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes14
DirectorSusanna Nicchiarelli
WritersSusanna Nicchiarelli, Michele Pellegrini
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDiscovery at Dawn
About Discovery at Dawn
Thirty years after the disappearance of her father, a university professor who was targeted by radicals in the '70s, a woman discovers a way to communicate with her past self and tries to prevent the tragedy that marred the life of her family, but she learns that not everything was as she thought.
Directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli, Discovery at Dawn leans on a strong ensemble — Margherita Buy, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Gabriele Spinelli — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2013.
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